With today being my sixth year of writing blogs, God wanted me to give Him a huge shout out! I am blown away how He has used this journey! The biggest blessings are how I have grown in His Word, my faith continues to increase and I am much more aware of Him in my life. I couldn't write five blogs a week and He never expected me to. This is Him guiding me. He has opened doors for me through this writing that I could have never imagined and He has brought so many friends. Ephesians 3: 20, "Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us..."
This was from my first blog written. "I love to write and find it very therapeutic but this would be for everyone to see which makes me very vulnerable. Recently I started "stressing" over blogging when I let the negative thoughts creep in. "I am not good enough"; "No one will want to read it"; etc. I even thought, "what if they know my sins?!" Thankfully God forgives and He uses sinners! Vulnerability has a negative connotation but God wants us to be real - including the good, bad and ugly. He made us to relate to each other which means sharing our stories to bring glory to God. God has been so good to me how can I not be obedient?" Luke 12: 48, "For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required."
I finally surrendered and wrote, "Ok God, I'm trusting you! So today I surrender and step out on faith! Here's my first blog! All glory and honor is Yours, Father! Job 22:21, 'Submit to God and be at peace with him; in this way prosperity will come to you.'" That was over 1500 blogs ago with 300 emailed blogs going out a day. When I travel/vacation I have to take my laptop and remember to post which is hard at times but I have never missed. At this point I would be just as afraid to stop posting (unless God tells me to) as I was to start them. He has been too good to me! This is our time and He does the hard part! This isn't me, this is Us! .